Valkyria Chronicles sales increase 400% in April, reveals importance of price cut

Joystiq.com writes: Perhaps the old adage "better late than never" applies well here. Valkyria Chronicles, Sega's PS3 exclusive SRPG, earned heaps of critical praise, but never garnered sales worthy of its caliber. Six months after the game's release, Sega is reporting a 400% sales increase in April (versus March), with a sellthrough that nearly matches what the game had during its original release.

[ifhd]

got it for 70$ and I will pay 70$ again if I need 2.

[TheTwelve]

Agreed. There is a God. Every now and then, the good guys win.

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[IdleLeeSiuLung]

So basically they doubled their sales on this game, by chopping the price in half they sold 4 times as much. Maybe other games will follow in it's footsteps.

[KillaManiac]

Bought this game day 1 it was out and I don't regret it for a second. It is truly a GREAT RPG with an awesome story.

I hope this makes Sega want to make a #2 since they also now are making a anime on this game in Japan.

[Carl1412]

I actually bought it in the Boxing Day sales here in the UK and only paid £20 for it, but looking back i would have gladly paied much more One of the best games that noones has heard of.

Good for SEGA that they're selling more

[FamilyGuy]

I wish games would simply RELEASE at a lower price point than the $60 average. $40-$50 PS3/360 would have people a lot less foogle with which games they pickup, people will take more risk and buy more games then everybody wins.

[Foliage]

It's hard to rate new RPGs alongside the classics, but this one is in my top five without a doubt. Incredible game, with an incredible amount of replayability. I always feel like throwing this game on.

[2Negative]

Every now and then a truly fun and interesting game comes along. While PS3 has had a few already. I must say that Valkyria Chronicles is my favorite so far.

Paid $59.99 plus tax for it and it is worth every penny.

[menoyou]

this game rocks, i highly recommend it

[Defectiv3_Detectiv3]

I played it back when it first came out, I think if they added trophies alot more people would play it.

[Trebius]

lol you said foogle...

@topic I havent bought this game yet, but will now...I'm always open to a new RPG experience...especially if it doesnt run me 70 bucks. :)

[JL]

I loved this game. Granted i was late to the party, but after hearing about it so much for a while i ended up picking it up at a discounted price at walmart one night and wow am i glad i did. this game was amazing. great fun, the story was very good. just all around great. the only thing is: i do still harbor a lil resentment towards this game because (and i'll fess up to it) the bastards made me cry. i hated them for that lol. i won't give away any spoilers just in case, but for those that played it, they know what i'm talking about.

[andron]

Great game with lot of content...

[arika]

me i got it for 30 bucks, but i will gladly pay 70 bucks for this game, now that i know how great this game has turned out to be. i'm a little saddened because i'm almost on the last part of the game. i hope they make valkyria 2 soon because i will miss this game once i'm done with it.

[ultimolu]

I need to get back to this game dammit. Too many games to beat...x.x;

[CotieD]

I know what you mean... I'm in the same boat. Just started playing again this week after a few months and I'm glad I did. The story is really picking up and I'm finding it hard to but down.

I'm only on Chapter 13 btw. Not sure how many there are...

[Obama]

I beated the game 2 times already :3, totally worth it.

[6wl]

hopefully they will repay peoples good will by adding things like trophy support

[Keith Olbermann]

I love this game and wish...oh how I wish, it had trophies.

[Armyless]

It would move immediately to the very top of my "next purchase" games. As it stands right now, there are just too many games.

[The Dixie Flatline]

Easily one of my favorite games this console generation.
I just downloaded the two new DLC missions; I am now back to playing this game again. "The Edy Detachment" was okay, but I really like the "Behind Her Blue Flame" mission.

[Unicron]

Amazing game, love it.

[mastiffchild]

And beautiful to boot Uni. It's a blissful experience among so many other angry and brutal games centred on warfare-how did they manage this one? That artstyle? The beach break? IDK! Great game though and completely surprised me.

A great achievement and hopefully it's improved sales will wash that Madworld sales failure taste out of Sega's mouth and propel Kenzan! and Yak3 over here sharpish!Not that Madworld deserved poor aeles, it didn't, but y'know what I mean.

[spunnups]

I have been begging them to add trophies for the longest time, maybe this will get their attention.

[wotta]

People need to buy this title.

[San Frandisco]

this game is amazing,ive got to get back into it.. ive got to many damn AA games to play tho....
sony is destroying my life lol.

[raztad]

Just one one, Masterpiece.

Now that the fan base is there, a sequel would sell a lot better and faster. Sega has no excuses.

[foo]

can't find this game anywhere, my ebgames say its discontinued..

[TheColbertinator]

lol

[gambare]

don't trust on ebgames, just look in any other store.

[BULLETBOI]

needs to see this article immediately....They can learn a thing or two about how to Develop a great RPG on the PS3....

[ElementX]

I bought it, however I've been too busy with more recent games :)

[TheColbertinator]

Thats wonderful.Its a good game that should be enjoyed by all

[redsquad]

I'm still trying to destroy the Bantomys!!! My lancers can't shoot in enough of a straight line to take out the side guns so my scouts get picked off trying to grenade the exhaust ports... I know I know, a poor workman blames his tools! ;)

Brilliant experience though, and it makes me want to keep trying. Who says that a game sells the most in it's first week?

[cmrbe]

by a mile. Bought two copies. VC is a masterpiece.

I was really hoping they would have announced VC2 at E3.

[raztad]

Sadly, its too early :D. This is a game where the DLC doesnt feel like nickel and dime tactic. So, I'd very glad to see more dlc coming.

BTW, Sega+Tri Ace could bring us another awesome rpg. I hope the best for RoF.

[Razasharpz]

But no trophy support. Not worth my time.

[redsquad]

Seriously?
Isn't a game being great enough anymore?

[mastiffchild]

As a crack whore won't get out of bed if there's no crack about a trophy whore won't play a game with no trophies. Fact of life,I'm afraid.

[SmokingMonkey]

that's why sales increased so much in April, it was literally the best game out of all the other games in those bins.LOL

I really want to try this game, but like ultimolu said, there are just too may games to play on the PS3!!!

[Dick0]

increased as well leaving sony in the dust

[redsquad]

Get back under your bridge and eat some children, troll!

[cmrbe]

shows how much you know about games. Nothing.

[Obama]

Too bad bots won't be able to play this masterpiece. On the other hand I can always play 99% of 360 exclusives on my pc.

[-MoOkS-]

Good to hear. It deserves it.

[No FanS Land]

I've got this game since release date but haven't had that much chance to play. The flow of crazy games is endless!!!

[r4nger]

best game on ps3... period, glad to see its finally getting the recognition it deserves

[sirbigam]

Guess I should get this game, I guess it was the demo that threw me off.

[mastiffchild]

If I could give awards for the most misleading demos the VC one would win by a frikkin mile-followed by Sonic Unleashed (coincidentally another Sega game)where they tried to fool everyone into thinking that it was a new , real Sonic and didn't give any hint of the awful Werehog stuff that makes up 90% of the damn game. They took the opposite approach with VC and tried to make a great, intruguing game look boring as hell. Strange chaps at Sega.

[PLAYSTATIONGENRATION]

it starts out slow like the first 20 mins....but after that its good game

[redsquad]

Oh, I was won over by the end of the intro movie. There was no dialogue, just images and music, yet the warmth and heart of the game shone through like a beacon.

[cmrbe]

the pacing of VC. It allowed time to really get to know the characters and the situation they find themselves in. I loved the cutsceens as well. Reminds me of MGS4.

[bym051d]

Don't know how much it aided sales, but in April, Gamestop had it at $19.99 for a while.

[maniacmayhem]

It deserves all of its praise.

[nnotdead]

supports a lot of peoples thoughts on game prices. the same thing happened with L4D on Steam when it went on sale. if you make games cheaper more people are willing to take a risk with a game purchase. waisting $30 or less is easier to swallow than $60 if the game turns out bad.

[Socomer 1979]

I got valkiria day 1. i havent even come around to playing it yet.
as soon as i beat resident evil 5 im rocking out to some valkria, naruto ultimate ninja storm dlc and uncharted 2 this summer.
dam, they may be even more story games for me to play this summer.

[supersonicsaga]

in the crowd of people that bought the game day 1 but haven't beaten it.

That's what summer is for.

[DS36]

i was enjoying mine till it got stolen but will gladly buy such a quality product again also hoping for a sequel and lets hope they dont screw it up like Xenosaga did

[Snake Raiser]

I got it in December, but still haven't beaten it. Like the man says, that's what summer is for. :) Every time I start my PS3 I consider putting VC in, but there is always a game I want to play a little bit more. This summer I will finally finish it. I promise.

[RyuShinji]

The Only/Main REASON for it doing better in April is simple....
the anime version was released in japan on april and 1000000's of people loved it... thats why... not because some ad or sponser.. it was because it became an anime. ^_^

[MajesticBeast]

Awesome anime tho same artstyle and following the game . But the game can be harsh sometimes still a very good srpg pretty much best jrpg atleast hoping for a sequal for sure. Alicia>all.

[Miraak82]

its good to see a game that noone is bickering about and agree thats its such a fantastic experience!! I'm at the tank mission chapter 7 or 8 I believe it is but I just can't beat it. I stopped playing it for a while cause I got discouraged I guess. I'll start playing it eventually, I'm in no hurry to beat it though, I'm gonna consider it my life long game since I can just revisit all the chapters if I get lost or my memory is hazy about the story. Its just that I started a clan in KZ and thats going really well( time consuming ) and trying to play inFamous on my second playthrough .and I haven't even started playing Naruto UNS. ahhhh where am I gonna find the time

[kevnb]

they want to keep their bubbles.

[Doctor Strange]

Yes this is exactly what an awesome game like this deserves. Good job Sega

[kazan]

is this game really worth it?? i played the demo and it kinda looked average to me!! but hearing you people praising it made me wonder !!! i'm a huge fan of JRPGs/RPGs but this doesn't look like one. is this really RPG or a strategy game?

[mastiffchild]

Yep, it is. The demo sucks, btw and gives no impression of what the game's really like.

It's also both strategy and jrpg kin not quite equal measure but the characters of each , erm, character affect the way you use them-it's clever,it really is. It also has a few dodges you should learn in it's levelling system if you want to get the best out of the people you use.

[Tex117]

Im glad this game is getting the sales and acclaim it deserves. However, now Im feeling Im not in the club who knew they had a gem of a game. Is it AS good as say FFTactics...maybe maybe not, but the fact that you have to ask that question shows you how good a game this really is.

As for one of the above posters, the difficulty of the game jumps drastically in Chapter 7. (pretty sure its 7).

[Miraak82]

lol, tell me about it

[mindedone]

And I'm glad I bought it. When it first came out, I was living check to check and had to watch my money closely. I'm still trying to finish it with inFamous, but it was worth every penny.

[Power_Of_Flops_]

My PS3 got ylod just before I played the last mission -_-

Now I need to do it all over again unless Sony manages to keep my saved games data intact but I doubt they will.

This game is so good I'll probably do it again. Just not now ^^